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<h1>Selector Dialog Box</h1>
<p>The Selector dialog box allows you to define a Grid/Graph or a widget 
 as a selector. </p>
<ul>
<li class=p-First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text><p class=First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text>&nbsp;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Grid/Graph 
 as selector: Changes in one Grid/Graph affect another Grid/Graph. The 
 Grid/Graph does not become a selector, but performs in a manner similar 
 to a selector. A panel stack, rather than another Grid/Graph, can also 
 be the target of a Grid/Graph. For an example, see 
<a href="GG_controlling_GG.htm">Enabling 
 a Grid/Graph to control another Grid/Graph</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>Widget 
 as selector: Since widgets are created using Grid/Graphs, you can also 
 use report objects on the widget’s template as selectors. As with Grid/Graphs, 
 the widget does not become a selector, but is used as a selector to target 
 a Grid/Graph or panel stack. You can create selectors from Interactive 
 Bubble Graph, Interactive Stacked Graph, and Time Series Slider widgets. 
 For details on creating them, see 
<a href="Widget_as_selector.htm">Viewing 
 data related to widgets: Using widgets as selectors</a>.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>The Selector dialog box contains two lists:</p>
<ul>
<li class=p-First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text><p class=First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text>&nbsp;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>The list 
 on the left contains the panel stacks and Grid/Graphs in the document; 
 these are available to be used as the target of the Grid/Graph or widget. 
 Select the target(s) and click <font style="font-weight: bold;">&gt;</font> 
 to add them to the list on the right.</p></li>
	<ul>
<li class=p-Steps-No-Number-Indent><p class=Steps-No-Number-Indent>The 
 target of the Grid/Graph or widget is the object that changes its display 
 based on the user's input. </p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>The list 
 on the right contains the selected targets. </p></li>
</ul>
<p>The Selector dialog box also contains the following properties:</p>
<ul>
<li class=p-First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text><p class=First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text>&nbsp;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted><font 
 style="font-weight: bold;">Show option for All<span style="font-weight: normal;">: 
 D</span></font>etermines whether the All option is shown, which causes 
 all the attribute elements in the target to be displayed. </p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted><font 
 style="font-weight: bold;">Show option Total<span style="font-weight: normal;">: 
 Specifies whether the Total option is shown, which </span></font>allows 
 the user to display totals.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted><font 
 style="font-weight: bold;">Automatically update when there is no data 
 for the current selection</font>: Determines how the target displays when 
 no data exists. The selector that you want to be automatically updated 
 must be on a panel. The selector that will update the first selector must 
 target the panel stack. For an example, see 
<a href="Allowing_a_selector_to_be_updated_by_other_selectors.htm">Determining 
 how the target of a selector displays when no data exists</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted-2><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted-2>To 
 display a message that no data is returned, clear the check box. </p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted-2><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted-2><span>To 
 display an item, select the check box.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<h2>Accessing the Selector dialog box</h2>
<ol><ul>
<li class=p-First-Steps-Do-Not-Type-Text><p class=First-Steps-Do-Not-Type-Text>&nbsp;</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Open a document 
 in the Document Editor.</p></li>
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Double-click 
 the Grid/Graph (or the Grid/Graph containing the widget) to use as the 
 selector. A red hashed border displays around it, indicating that the 
 Grid/Graph is in edit mode.</p></li>
	
<li style="font-size: 9pt;" class=p-Steps><p class=Steps>Right-click 
 the attribute, custom group, or consolidation name (not an element) in 
 the Grid/Graph to use as the selector, and choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use 
 as</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Selector </B></span>(or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Edit 
 Selector</B></span>, if a selector has already been enabled for the Grid/Graph). 
 The Selector dialog box opens. </p></li>
</ol>
<h2>Related topics</h2>
<ul>
<li class=p-First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text><p class=First-Bullet-Do-Not-Type-Text>&nbsp;</p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>
<a href="GG_controlling_GG.htm">Enabling 
 Grid/Graphs to control other Grid/Graphs</a> </p></li>
	
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted>
<a href="Widget_as_selector.htm">Viewing 
 data related to widgets: Using widgets as selectors</a> </p></li>
</ul>
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